Silicon Milkroundabout, the only jobs fair specifically for UK start-ups, returns on Sunday 30th October at The Old Truman Brewery, London.
Sure to lure in graduates and tech talent from the City, the fair will bring together over 100 start-ups, offering over 500 technical positions, so if you're a developer or engineer with a passion for building real products and crafting great code, it's the perfect place to meet exciting start-ups, hear their pitches and see what opportunities are up for grabs.
The fast-paced growth of the British tech community has led to a wave of new jobs - many of which can't be filled quickly enough. Through the Silicon Milkroundabout job fair, brainchild of London-based start-up Songkick, more than 100 UK start-ups will come together on the 30th October to address the problem and offer over 500 jobs to attendees in a single day.
With just 3% of graduates considering a career in tech compared to almost 10% considering work in the city, Songkick believes that graduates and software engineers working for big city corporations are unaware of the opportunities and benefits of working for innovative, entrepreneurial start-ups.
Songkick’s Ian Hogarth, CEO, said, “We, along with many of our friends from other start-ups, struggle with the shortage of computer science graduates and experienced software developers. The fact is that many potential candidates aren’t even aware of tech start-ups as an alternative to the more traditional routes of working for a bank, a consultancy, Google, Facebook or Microsoft or even in Silicon Valley. In East London, for example, there are 500 tech startups, many eager to recruit the best developer talent. Big corporations spend a fortune on advertising and recruitment, with the effect of drowning out the noise that startups have made until now.
“We have brought back the Silicon Milkroundabout as this message came across clearly during May’s inaugural event, where we were oversubscribed with companies with jobs to fill and with developers and graduates looking for new challenges. By banding together for Silicon Milkroundabout, we are joining forces to show how what we have going for ourselves. Growth in the start-up sector is leading to the creation of new jobs, and by working for a start-up you can directly make a greater contribution.”
Eric Van Der Kleij, Chief Executive of the Tech City Investment Organisation added, “The technology industry is flourishing in the UK, and digital and tech companies are providing increasing opportunities for employment. While the sector contributes £66.4 billion annually to the economy, one of the biggest challenges is finding the very best tech talent and convincing them that start-ups are the place to be. This is where Silicon Milkroundabout comes into its own – it’s a jobs fair hosted by the very people who are hiring.”
On the day, there'll be 100+ of London's top technology startups, hiring for graduate through to senior-level developer positions, including:
Skimlinks
QuBit Group
Acunu
MOO
Mind Candy
Smarkets
Playfire
STRUQ
Me_tail
onefinestay
OpenGamma
BraveNewTalent
graze.com
WhoSampled.com
Funding Circle
Idio
Shazam
Level Business
Decibel
Lyst
colourDNA
Everlution Software
Crane.tv
Pusher
Covestor
viagogo
Hailo
globaldev
Merchenta Limited
7digital
Rangespan
Masabi
Shutl
Unison Technologies
HouseTrip
Mendeley Ltd.
Sidekick Studios / Buddy App
MyBuilder
Diary.com
Yearbook Machine
Adzuna
VouchedFor.co.uk
Last.fm
Stylistpick
Engensa
AEI Media
Duedil
GoSquared
Unruly
JustGiving
INQ Mobile
Artfinder
TouchType
Bossa
Studios
GoCardless
Zolmo
Stackoverflow
Photo (cc) Michael Hartford
18 October 2011 by Lauren Cotton
I joined Chinwag in August 2010. I'm a bit of an all-rounder, working with all aspects of Chinwag, Chinwag Jobs and Digital Missions - helping with events, writing blogs, newsletters and development. I also have a creative side...
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Silicon Milkroundabout
Brilliant idea! I'm flagging it up for Ve Interactive.
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